Finally, the cinematic experience offered by ‘Koozhangal’ which is very rooted in Indian ethos gave it an edge over other strong contenders like ‘Chhello Show’, ‘Laila Aur Saath Geet’ and ‘Sardar Udham’. That’s how films of Satjyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen have stayed on,” Shaji said, pointing out how ‘Pather Panchali’, despite being criticized for exporting poverty, remains one of the best films in the world.

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“Cinema is not an idea of investment of money. According to him, ‘Koozhangal’ has been made on a “lesser budget” but has a lot of “cinematic achievement”. Shaji pointed out that the selection process has become “more complex” since the Best International Feature Film is also eligible now to compete for the Best Picture at the Oscars. “I am glad that we got all the logistic support in Kolkata for this,” Sen said. But all the films were good.” FFI secretary general Supran Sen was happy that a physical screening for the jury panel could be done without any glitch in Kolkata even during the pandemic. After conferring a token of appreciation to Bijoli cinema’s Suranjan Paul for hosting the screenings for the 15-member jury panel, vice-president of the Film Federation of India Firdausul Hasan said, “Due to the pandemic, we got a lesser number of entries this year. A still from ' Chhello Show ' The 13 other contenders were ‘Chhello Show’, ‘ Sardar Udham’, ‘Mandela’, ‘Nayattu’, ‘Laila Aur Satt Geet’, ‘Bridge’, ‘Sherni’, ‘Shershah’, ‘Kagaz’, ‘Aata Vel Zaali’, ‘Toofan’, ‘Godavari’ and ‘Karkhanisanchi Waari’.

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